The BBC is arrogant; it wastes money; its programmes are poor and the licence fee levied on TV-owning households is too high.

BBC傲慢自大；挥金如土；节目乏味，对每户征收的收视费也过高。

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A subscription fee would address concerns among investors that TV programmers are cannibalizing their businesses by offering shows for free online with fewer ads.

付费模式可能会打消投资者的顾虑。过去投资者担心电视节目制作者免费提供的仅有少量广告支持的在线节目可能会吞噬他们原有的业务。

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Such news comes to us courtesy of British citizens who pay a TV license fee to support the BBC and taxes to support the World Service.

这些新闻是英国公民提供给我们的，他们支付电视许可费支持BBC，并缴纳税款支持BBC世界广播部。

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Though companies like Netflix and Hulu have a very minimal subscription fee, their TV content is limited for the time being but growing quickly.

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This brings in a trickle of revenue (goosed occasionally by a TV licensing fee).

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Plaid Cymru's annual conference has voted to support a campaign to not pay the TV licence fee in protest at changes to S4C.

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